Ava Menkes, Wisconsin Watch

Ava Menkes joined Wisconsin Watch as a statehouse reporting intern in June 2024. She is currently a rising junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying journalism and political science. Ava works as the managing editor at UW-Madison’s student newspaper The Daily Cardinal and previously served as the state news editor, covering politics, health care and education. She is interested in reporting on elections, rural issues and cultural communities.